>>47344>Ron Bennnington: And I also think that we’ve changed the way we read. The young adult thing holds kids back where it used to be – you would read books over your head. You would struggle. >Chloë Grace Moretz: Totally.>Ron Bennington: You would read about the world. >Chloë Grace Moretz: You read “The Catcher in the Rye” when you’re 11 years old. And you’re going – I don’t know what it means. I’m going to read it again in a couple more years and I’m going to get it. When I was 11, I read “Wuthering Heights” for the first time. Nowadays, we have “The Hunger Games” and “Twilight” and these book series that are completely…not even logical fiction. And it is creating this sense of…I don’t even know. It’s like kids don’t want to learn.>Ron Bennington: No, it’s more like entertainment. >Chloë Grace Moretz: It’s all entertainment. It’s all a sitcom.

I remember listening to this interview when it first aired, and I kept coming back to this part and wondering…'is this pretentious of her to say?' I couldn't decide because I really 100% agree with her, but it's like she's trying to make herself sound so above it all. Maybe that's the way she really is, but I know a lot of people get put off by a 16/17-year-old kid saying stuff like that. And the fact that she says this but still does YA adaptations means she's willing to overlook her own stated distaste for the genre when it means the possibility of advancing her career. Or maybe she justifies it by carving out exceptions for those particular books. Either way, it's interesting how opinionated she's become over the last couple of years. She's gonna earn a lot of fans because of that, but a ton of detractors, as well.

>>47349Not every young adult novel is like the Hunger Games or Twilight. My favorites are the Maximum Ride series - which I wish she'd star in, if they ever make the movies - the Harry Potter series, Mortal Instruments series, and there are others that are really good, too. Twilight was written well in a grammatical and character-sense, but Stephenie Meyer doesn't know how to tell a STORY, if anyone here knows what I mean. Suzanne Collins is as good a writer, but I haven't even read the second book.

But she did audition or was at least considered for the role of Katniss Everdeen back when they were still holding auditions. Don't know why the fuck they chose Lawrence over her, if that's the case.

>>47350The last time I read a YA book was… shit, I'd have to say 199…7? Long before this current boom where everything was getting made into a movie took hold.

I dunno. I was raised in a family where we read classics. I think literature has changed so much since the advent of television. Every author nowadays seems to be trying to compete with the much more… I guess instant gratification-oriented visual media. Very few novels coming out these days have anything lasting and significant to say about society. I consciously try to break that mold when I'm writing, but then you have to worry about falling into decades-old (or centuries-old) clichés.

I really hope Chloë gets the opportunity to participate in an adaptation of one of those older novels that has yet to be successfully adapted for screen… like Slaughterhouse-Five. She had that chance with Carrie… too bad it got so botched in so many ways.

>>47356Well, I generally just want a good story when I'm reading a novel, something that grips and pulls at you, makes you want to read the next page. I like it when an author can make a character relatable, and when they can make a story which is actually good and unique - no matter how many similarities the setting has, as long as the story itself is unique, and the idea is.

I pretty much only have young adult books right now…generally, the people who write those are better writers, as in not extremely choppy or wordy - though story-tellers tend to go in both directions.

I'm also a fan of Laurie Halse Anderson. She writes very realistic novels, and does it in such an amazing way.

>>47329>>47330>>47332I just finished putting FBLs lyrics (changed the order and added a line or so) to CT4s track. The theme of the melody was inspired by the link below. Very dark raspy and gothic while interesting and catchy.

>>47357I think the mark of great literature is whether it makes you think about what you've just read AFTER you've read it.Case-in-point: The Da-Vinci Codeone of the best-selling books of the '00sI read it… blazed through it, in fact. And while I was doing so, I was thoroughly enjoying the experience.But once I was done I was, like, "okay, that was actually kind of dumb." It kept you turning the pages to see what was gonna happen next, but it had nothing of real value to say, other than some bullshit about Jesus surviving the crucifixion and having kids, which we already saw in The Last Temptation of Christ.That book was basically a dumbed-down version of 'Foucault's Pendulum' by Umberto Eco, which was a far more difficult, but also far more satisfying read.

But unfortunately, I get the sense that most writers nowadays would much rather write like Dan Brown than Umberto Eco - choose a controversial topic, dress it up in a murder mystery or suspense thriller, and piddle through at a pace that allows people to feel smart after getting through it because they've just read something, regardless of what it actually is.That's the easy path to the NY Times Bestseller List and a movie deal.

>>47362I just write what I write. I don't really know WHO I write like. *shrugs*

I look at a book and judge whether it was good or not based on its characterization, the way the author writes, and whether or not it leaves a lasting impression. A lot of books end with an anti-climax, for one thing…it'll either make you want to read another by the author, or hate the author altogether.

>>47406Debut - a person’s first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role

>>47403Congratulations. Here's your complimentary IsabelleShe comes standard with a whole collection of books so the two of you can peruse classic literature and discuss the intricacies of your favorite writers' prose together

>>47368I know you're not fighting me. Just a conversation. And I seriously can hardly wait to tune in and see the trailer on MTV. :D A reason to actually watch that channel now that they don't show music videos when I'm actually up…and Teen Wolf's season has ended. haha

>>47349I think she's always had those opinions to a certain extent. But she mutes herself so the media can't twist anything she says.

Just look at one of her interviews where she says her family isn't very clean mouthed and she thought all the cussing controversy in Kick Ass was so silly… She clearly has to dumb down the frankness of what she actually means to say most of the time.

It's so stupid that people will jump on girls for saying exactly what's on their mind especially if they are young.

>>47431Anyone who follows Colin on twitter knows that she's no stranger to profanity, and wasn't even before Kick-Ass. Though I 100% believe her that she doesn't curse in front of her mother. I'm 30 and I'm still reluctant to do so.

seeing all the awesome new pics penguin found makes me realize that I never really contributed anything…I never found new pics or interviews or news and probably never will. my main purpose here is to save the nice pics other people found and I'm kinda ashamed of myself right now. anyway, you guys are the best

>>47576Yes, but in previews, the play is still a work in progress. If they saw it the next night, something may change based on how performances went and feedback from the audience. What will start tomorrow is the final result.

>>47588Well, if you made the two billion in only a week, like you were sayin…you could watch it in a week. haha And then make whatever movie you want with Chloë in it, and pay her whatever you believe she deserves. :D

>>47673>>47676>>47677anyway, you asked about the trailer release date in that thread you created and there it is..if you want to know the movie release date it's in the IF I STAY thread right on the front page of this site HERE:>>314036

You know, I have a number of other poems about Chloë that I've written in the past couple weeks.

And while I was thinking about how far New York is from where I live last night…I started to think maybe I should write one about how upset I am that I can't go. It'd honestly cost about 600 dollars in order for me to go, considering I'd have to drive for the better part of the day just to get there, and because I'd have to eat something, pay for the ticket, buy gas probably twice on the way there at least…maybe more times than that.

It’s amazing how you never cease to beSo beautiful, so crazy, so amazing.I hope you never change, because youInspire me to say things so utterly true.Without you in my life, it’d be a bore.It would change a lot, close many a door.

I look at you and think to myselfAbout how so many people before youCouldn’t measure up to what I think nowAs the thought of you spins me around.I need to know you, make you mine, even,Before I am able to say that I’ve had enough.

Nothing would please me moreThan to have you in my arms,This time and every other time.I would jump for joy, unableTo deny myself the pleasure ofFeeling as though nothing could make it better.

I once used to think of you as someone cool,But two years later, and here I am, acting the fool.Not a fool for falling for you, but a fool for having not before.You make everything special, as special as you are.It seems as though everything you touch turns to gold.But here I am, wishing you were mine, to have and to hold.

Someday, I want to be able to sayThat I earned your eternal love.Someday. Only someday.

Chloë would still be rich and living in a mansion like the one she currently lives in if she wasn't an actress. Her mother seems to have gotten a good settlement in the divorce with her father. They live really well.

>>47953>>47954>>47955my mistake…there are actually two kissing scenes in it… I have to say if Chloë's not in it this trailer doesn't appeal to me at all, this is definitely not a movie I would watch if not for her. but she is in it, so this movie is gonna be great!

>>48037granted, I've only experienced the audio recording so far, but I strongly disagree with the critics. I think they're looking for some semblance of closure or the plot coming full circle that was never supposed to be there in the first place.

>>48067>Independence Day or District 9So which is it? There's a pretty drastic gap in those two. One is a popcorn movie made for pure entertainment. The other is one of the best sci-fi films in recent memory.

>>48067>The 5th Wave is expected to be a movie done like Independence Day or District 9 from what has been said about the book.I thought it was expected to be more like Star Wars meets Terminatorlolwhere do you come up with this stuff?it will be closer to The Host if anything

>>48071>Critics have compared The 5th Wave favorably to Independence Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_5th_Wave_%28novel%29>Though The 5th Wave is being marketed as a young adult novel, I actually think the wider appeal will be to adults who have grown up with stories like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, Independence Day, District 9, Terminator

>>48075>independence daysee referencehttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20696355,00.htmlno mention of idependance day though it says>While 5th Wave may technically be YA, the novel can't be wedged into one genre. It has the dark, swoopy adrenaline of The Hunger Games, but the elegiac tone of The Road. Who cares what shelf you find it on?

Just based on how fucking good Chloë looks in that trailer, i'm probably going to be in the theater several dozen times watching If I Stay and I'll walk in proudly all by myself to do so if that's what it takes. I might even start embracing the stereotype and begin talking to the Theater workers with a lisp and pee sitting down. Hell I don't give a fuck as long as I get to see that angelic face on the big screen.

>>48081I've actually considered talking to Chloë in my best gay voice after The Library, in hopes that maybe we'd "connect" and she'd talk a bit more or something.But then I realized my "gay voice" sounds more like a Mexican with down syndrome and I decided it might be a bad idea

You know, I don't really get the stigma of seeing a movie by yourself. Who the fuck cares? If you want to watch a movie and no one you know is down to join you, what difference does it make if you go alone? You're going to be sitting in the dark not talking to each other either way.

>>48089I don't get that, either. I kinda think it's ridiculous. But then again, I'm pretty sure one of my sisters would go with me…she's a huge Chloë fan. But I'd probably rather watch it myself, for reasons I don't want to talk about.

>>48110>What are you gonna do say you loved Jaime Blackley because of Fifth Estate?You're gonna say you loved Chloë Moretz in …, and also your girlfriend was supposed to meet you there but had to cancel at the last second, and seeing how you already paid for the tickets, decided to see it anyway (twice)

These words 'primary' and 'exclusive' throw it off for me. I am attracted to women who are in their mid to late twenties, as well…for the most part, actually. I've only ever liked three celeb women born after 1993, and they were all born in 1997. :O

>>48132All of the other women I like - aside from the perfect Chloë and the other two born in 97 - are all at least 20 or 21 right now. A handful of them are 25 or older, which is older than me by a couple years at the very least.

>>48131it's normal to find girls 16+ attractive. In fact it's just down to physical features and not a number. You are clearly not exclusively attracted to a small bracket, like probably most people here.